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November 2010 THE TIBBS TIMES Your source for campus events, news, and information designed especially for UNC bioscience PhD students. “What Do I Want To Do When I Grow Up?” In This Issue Exploring Networking Opportunities (click on title to go to corresponding section) By Katie Horvath As I near the end of my doctoral dissertation I still have two burning questions: 1) what can I do after I finish my PhD and 2) what do I want to do after I finish my Upcoming TIBBS PhD? We are all aware of the traditional academic career path: you complete 1 events (p. 2) or 2 academic post-docs and acquire enough publica- tions to become grant competitive, ideally culminating in a junior faculty position at a research institution. Pioneering Postdoc However, I find following a career outside of academia appealing. Programs (p. 3) I began investigating non-academic opportunities at the annual NIEHS Biomedical Career Fair last spring and was privileged to hear Dave Jensen, a moderator on Where on Campus the Science Careers online forum, speak. Dave be- lieves that you should approach a job search like you Katie Horvath is a 4th is That?? (p. 3) year Tox student at UNC would a research project by meeting new people and and an HHMI Transla- learning about what they do, i.e. networking. tional Medicine Trainee. November Semi- Networking has always intimidated me. The thought of approaching random nars (p. 4) strangers with my prepared “elevator speech,” makes me break out into a sweat. Nevertheless, I decided to take Dave’s advice and give networking the old college (or grad school) try. My sister Monica, a bioinformatics PhD who succeeded in landing a “real job,” suggested that I investigate the RTP chapter of the Health- PhD Comic Strip care Businesswomen’s Association (HBA). I attended one of their “speed- (p. 4) networking” events. What a phenomenal experience! Like “speed-dating” you meet with multiple professionals to exchange business cards and determine if the other person is a useful professional contact. When the timer rings, you meet November Campus with a new person, allowing you to make multiple connections in one evening. I Events and Work- made several contacts at the speed networking event, including a toxicologist shops (p. 8) who lives in France. People who are helped through networking are usually willing to pay it forward. Cheap Things to do Although I cannot say that meeting new people while networking no longer puts around Campus in butterflies in my stomach, I am gaining confidence as I practice. Through net- November (p. 13) working, I have discovered that the previously scary world outside of academia has become a little smaller and is actually filled with friendly, talented people. I hope that as I progress further in my career that I will be able to pay everyone’s advice forward and help someone else down the road. TIBBS TIMES (click for main page) | November 2010 | Page 2 Upcoming TIBBS-Sponsored Events Friday 11/19 12:00 to 1:00 in Bondurant G100 Careers in Clinical and Translational Research Come hear from successful scientists about translational research ca- reers paths in academia, industry, and government. Panelists include: Daryl Zeldin, MD, Director of the NIEHS Clinical Research Center Christopher Gregory, PhD, Senior Director of Clinical Development at Clinsys, a local clinical research organization A translational researcher from academia A drug development scientist from industry This event is co-sponsored by TIBBS and the Program in Translational Medicine as part of the Translational Medicine Lunch and Learn series Click here to register Thursday 11/18 12:00 in the MBRB 1st floor lobby Monthly TIBBS Social — Chili Cook Off! This month’s TIBBS social promises a mouth watering variety of home-made chili recipes complete with chips and all the toppings you can imagine. Food For Thought No registration is necessary, but please bring your OneCard to be served Friday 12/2 12:00 to 1:00 in Neuroscience Research Bdg 3118 Alumni Lunch with Dr. Daniel Arneman Dr. Daniel Arneman graduated with a PhD from UNC in 2007. As a graduate student he struggled to identify a satisfying career path. Al- Accepting Defeat: though the path he found has taken several unexpected twists he has The Neuroscience of in three short years achieved remarkable success and learned many Screwing Up. things along the way. Follow the link above Daniel is eager to relate his experiences to an intriguing article with career indecision, following your that explains how passions, and networking your way to successful scientists success with you at this lunch event. learn from failure. Read more about Daniel’s success in the NYTimes Thanks to Dr. Adri- enne Cox, for the link. Click here to register TIBBS TIMES (click for main page) | November 2010 | Page 3 Pioneering Postdoc Where on Campus is That?? Programs If you’re one of the first ten PhD students to correctly identify the location of this picture on UNC campus you’ll Your postdoctoral training period is the get a free candy bar! Email your guesses to ideal time to hone your skills and get [email protected]. Good luck! needed experience that will make you the perfect candidate for the career of your choice. There are many unique postdoc programs that train fellows in a variety of in-demand skills and these training opportunities are often shorter and more structured than the traditional academic postdoc. They teach a specific skill set and can be a fast track to a “real job” afterwards. Each month in the TIBBS Times we’ll high- light a different fellowship opportunity. This month’s spotlight is on Genentech’s prestig- ious industry postdoc program. Click here for past contest photos and a list of winners SAGE Bionetworks Postdoc Training in Bioinformatics SAGE bionetworks, a Seattle based Medical Research Organization, adminis- ters a National Cancer Institute-funded, 2-year postdoctoral training program for recent PhD graduates with experience in bioinformatics or cancer biology. Fellows will have an opportunity to both contribute data to this platform from their host institution and receive advanced training on analysis methods. Dur- ing the second year the fellows will advise and teach the approaches to other cancer researchers. Read the NCI award press release from SAGE Click here for more information from the SAGE Website Thank you to Dr. Rose Brannon for submitting this Pioneering Postdoc Program TIBBS TIMES (click for main page) | November 2010 | Page 4 November 2010 Seminars (page 1 of 4) November 1st Cyclical Logic: Probing CDK Network Funciton with Chemical Genetics Presented by Robert Fisher, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Structural and Chemical Biology, Mount Sinani School of Medicine. Sponsored by Bill Marzluff, held in G100 Bondurant Hall at 12pm. For more informa- tion: http://gmb.unc.edu/seminars/fridayseries.html Fine-mapping octanoic acid tolerance in Drosophila sechellia and reproductive isolation in D. melanogaster Presented by Eric Hungate. Sponsored by Biology Lunch Bunch. Held in Coker 215 at 12pm. The Association Between Body Mass Index and Head and Neck Cancer by Race. Presented by Dr. Jessica Jensen UNC Chapel Hill. Held in 2101G McGavran Greenberg at 1pm. November 2nd The genetics of adaptation and speciation in an RNA virus First annual graduate student-selected Biology faculty speaker Presented by Christina Burch, UNC Chapel Hill. Held in Coker 201 at 4pm. Design and Utility of Bispecific Antibodies Presented by Dr. Stephen Demarest, Biogen. Sponsored by Biochemistry and Biophysics Seminar. Held in 1131 Bioinformatics at 11am. Pharmacogenomics of acute lymphoblastic leukemia Presented by Mary Relling, PharmD, St. Jude children’s Research Hospital. Sponsored by IPIT Seminar Se- ries. Held in 1131 Bioinformatics at 4pm. Surviving and thriving with the infected host: stress response in a human fungal pathogen. Presented by Andrew Alspaugh, MD, Duke University Medical Center. Sponsored by Microbiology and Im- munology Seminar. Held in 1131 Bioinformatics at 9:30am. November 3rd Criminal Intent: What normal progenitors teach us about the biology of brain tumors Presented by Rober J. Wechsler-Reya, PhD, Duke University Medical Center. Sponsored by UNC Lineberger Cancer Center Seminar. Held in 00-002 Joseph S. Pagano Conference Room, UNC Linberger Cancer Center at 4pm. PhD Comics by Jorge Cham, PhD TIBBS TIMES (click for main page) | November 2010 | Page 5 November 2010 Seminars (page 2 of 4) Nov 3rd (con’d) Asymmetric Autocatalysis and the Origins of Homochirality Presented by Kenso Soai, PhD, Tokyo University of Science. Sponsored by MedChem Seminar Se- ries. Held in 2001 Kerr Hall at 3pm. “Comparing the localization of organic cation transporter 1 in mouse intestine and human intestine models” Presented by Kevin Han. Held in Beard Hall, room 116 from 4:00pm-5:30pm. November 4th The Role of Inhibition in Neural Circuit Plasticity and Function Presented by Yingxi Lin, PhD, Assistant Professor of Brian and Cognitive Sciences, MIT. Sponsored by Neuroscience Center—Thursday Seminar Series. Held in 2231 bioinformatics Bldg at 12:30pm. November 5th DNA Methylation Profiling in Clinical and Epidemiologic Studies of Cancer Presented by Dr. Kathleen Conway-Dorsey, UNC Chapel Hill. Sponsored by Cancer Epidemiology Seminar Series. Held in 2101G McGavran Greenberg How to ‘test’ the magnetic imprinting hypothesis of natal homing? Presented by Nathan Putman. Sponsored by Biology Lunch Bunch. Held in Coker 215 at 12pm. November 8th “Modulation of Emotional Neural Circuitry: Implications for Alcoholism and Affective Disorders” Presented by Tom Kash, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, UNC Department of Pharmacology and Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies. Sponsored by Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies Seminar. Held in 124 Taylor Hall from 12:30pm-1:30pm November 9th Rapid genome evolution and hybrid lethality in Drosophila Presented by Dan Barbash, Cornell University.

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